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The latest forecast for the tablet market predicts there will be eleven million users of the devices in Australia by 2016.

The era has come where individuals never have to go without computer presence in their lives - thanks to the rise and evolution of smartphones. The gap between desktop and mobile abilities is beginning to narrow due to the influx of updated mobile devices and tablets '” all of which are equipped to handle even the most intricate applications. This convergence has inevitably triggered a demand for a one-size-fits-all solution.

Global shipments of ultrabooks are predicted to grow at three times the rate of tablets over the next five years, but despite the strong growth, tablet volumes will remain higher with a forecast of 253 million to be shipped in 2016 compared with 178 million ultrabooks.

A security vendor is predicting a 23% growth in malware during 2012.

Microsoft has made it clear that it will use the secure boot feature available with Windows 8 to lock out other operating systems from ARM devices which are running this version of its operating system.

Way back in 2007 I remember seeing Intel demonstrate 'slider' tablet PCs where the screen slid down from a vertical to a horizontal position over the keyboard to create a tablet - long before the iPad hit the scene.

The first major tech show of the year is nearly upon us, and with 2012 set to unleash all manner of exciting technologies (and undoubtedly some flops), CES is where we get to see a lot of new tech unveiled first - here's what to expect.

With 2012 here and the iPad 3 already presumed to be in manufacturing and but weeks away from their global unveiling, many are sure to be tempted by what will be the first new truly must-have tablet of the year, several months before Google or Microsoft are truly ready to respond.

With just hours to go before 2012 arrives on Australian shores, it's time for a little look into the tech we know is soon coming, while we wonder what unexpected new tech hits will surely come!

Despite continuing global macroeconomic problems, there's a great deal of upside for the semiconductor market, with analysts forecasting growth this year will be in the order of 3.4 percent, bringing in revenues of $296 billion, and with growth in 2012 expected at 3.1 percent with revenues hitting $305 billion.

The ill winds of global recessionary times - or at the least a prolonged downturn in the global economy - are threatening the thriving smart device market with its own 'recession',with one prediction that the effects could be most acutely felt in the premium tablet sector, with net device sales likely to plateau or decline.

Research commissioned by virtualisation vendor Citrix suggests that Australian IT decisionmakers are generally thinking along similar lines to their overseas counterparts in terms of the security implications of desktop virtualisation. Not surprisingly, it's seen as a good thing.

Embrace, extend, and extinguish. These three words became synonymous with Microsoft after the anti-trust trial of the 1990s found that the company used this phrase internally to describe its strategy to get the better of competitors.

A month and three days ago, Microsoft put on a show to parade Windows 8 to the people who matter when it comes to creating the applications that will ensure marketplace dominance - developers.

What's 7-inches and packed with electrons? Well, any 7-inch tablet already out there, but there aren't too many in stores as yet with Honeycomb Android OS 3.2, so can Toshiba's new 7-inch tablet'¦ thrive?

Over the past few days, GNU/Linux users have been complaining about the Windows 8 secure boot specification, an issue that was raised in these columns a few days ago.

Is Microsoft finally resigned to the fact that Windows can never again be the dominant operating system on our planet? Or is the behemoth planning to make one final attempt to control what you use?

Oh father, who art in Heaven - isn't Jobs supposed to be thy name? Through the Gates a new OS comes, but whose will will be done, on earth and in heaven?

If Microsoft fails to deliver on expected revenue outcomes from the new Windows 8 platform then it will mean the end of the Windows PC market. This is the view of a senior Windows watcher market analyst.

A developers' conference is something similar to a meeting of evangelistic Christians or Islamic fundamentalists - no non-believers or sceptics are around, the cheers are raucous and come without prompting, and all the focus is on the man on the stage. Listening to nearly three hours of spiel on the web from the Microsoft BUILD developers conference this morning reminded me of this.